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3G Upgrade Coming Soon

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With T-Mobile launching all sorts of new data hogging smartphones, you may be wondering if T-Mobile can handle it all.  You may remember that T-Mobile CTO, Cole Brodman, said that: “Our users are sending 600 messages per user per month on average. And, a lot of the users on our higher-end smartphones update their status on social networks a couple times a week.” If you ask me, … [read full article]

Motorola Announces T-mobile Android Phone “Cliq”

Five minutes away from the big Motorola Android announcement. All signs point to the Morrison, we’ll be updating this blog post as details get announced. Watch live at GigaOM! Announcing one android phone today, one in coming weeks. Predicting Morrison and Sholes. Announcing Moto Blur right now! Motorola Blur: focusing on social networking, connectivity, always on connected, contacts, messages, photos, videos, all synced from the phone. No opening/closing of apps. … [read full article]

N900 To Be Free Of T-mobile Customization

One of the most frustrating things about a new a phone purchase is the seemingly unlimited methods in which a carrier can screw up a device with their own add-ons. Just ask unlocked users of the Nokia E71 and AT&T buyers of the E71x what kind of a difference unbranded phones can make! With this in mind, Nokia is following in the footsteps of Google and Apple in seizing control of the user experience with Maemo by … [read full article]

Will Motorola Be Relevant Tomorrow?

We are just a little over 3 hours for the big Motorola announcement and expectations are high. Motorola, more than ever needs a win to return itself to the status and power player in the wireless industry it has not held since the glory days of the Razr. Love it or hate it, the Moto Razr was a remarkable design and a phone that certainly shaped the future, just as another … [read full article]

T659 Slides in Silently

While the rest of you are patiently awaiting the latest Android news, Samsung and T-Mobile teamed up to bring another phone to the lineup unnoticed.  They are calling it a functional compact slider for the cost conscious customer that combines easy-to-use platform with high quality features, including support for multiple messaging and multimedia features at 3G speeds.  Here is a short list of specs: … [read full article]

Indianapolis Goes 3G (Hopefully)

One of the larger and more disappointing 3G holdouts has been none other than that of Indianapolis, Indiana. The 14th largest city in the country and third in the Midwest has been one of the most asked about cities in my email and now, we (hopefully) can put the argument to rest. While unconfirmed by T-mobile directly, emails are flooding in reporting that 3G … [read full article]

Pandora Plays on Android

While some of you are excited about the social aspect of the new Facebook app, what I have here makes me even more excited.  I am very proud to announce that there is officially a Pandora app for Android.  Now, being a loyal listener of Pandora for the better part of its existence this is huge for me.  From what it looks like, they have even made a widget so you can … [read full article]

Tattoo On Video (Again)

Not too long after the official debut of the HTC Tattoo (formerly Click) someone went and found it to show the faceplate action.  While we have seen the Tattoo on video before, this video will give you a chance to see this phone without covers (yes, naked) but it doesn’t show the phone in action.  As said before, this phone will feature customizable face plates (front and … [read full article]